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menu look like? Absolutely nothing of our most beloved foods, can be like it does today. traced back to indigenous Amer “For most of human history we icans.” Squash, beans, shrimp, ate what was seasonally available,” catfish, mullet, deer, tortoise and environmental angreen turtle were Stash the stretch pants all found at the thropologist and geographer Gina and keep those sandals first supper – a Rae La Cerva says, handy because this year s e a f o o d - d o m i adding that this is all about Thanksgiv- nant meal rich in included sourcprotein and omeing, Florida-style. ing food from wild ga-3 fatty acids. plants. “Nearly 60% of what we This was the first time indigenous eat globally today, including many American crops and game had
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Ahhh, Thanksgiving. The one time of year we deliberately gorge ourselves on empty carbs and sugar-drenched desserts with no shame, while closey surrounded (uncomfortably so) by family and friends. I’m not entirely sure when my childhood Thanksgivings morphed from the intimate family dinners where we all dressed up and sat awkwardly around the table to the 30-person potlucks that belong on Misfit Island but this year, I’m taking Thanksgiving back to its root – before Plymouth, Massachusetts – to St. Augustine, Florida and the Spanish conquistadors, to the country’s real first Thanksgiving. Stash the stretch pants and keep those sandals handy, because this year is all about Thanksgiving, Florida-style. School history lessons may have led us to believe the inaugural meal was held in New England because that’s where the Pilgrims landed. But in actuality, the OG party was celebrated on September 8, 1565 by Spanish settlers in St. Augustine. It commenced with a Catholic mass led by Father Francisco Lopez de Mendoza Grajales followed by a giant feast hosted by Pedro Menéndez de Avilés for the 800+ Spanish settlers. What did the first Thanksgiving
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